Controlled Burn

Officials plan controlled burns at Camp Lejeune to reduce the possibility of forest fires.
The Camp Lejeune Environmental Management Division has started lighting fires on forestry parts of the base and will continue the process for the next eight months.
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On the eastern side of Pender County crews continue fighting the Juniper Road Fire in the Holly Shelter Game Land. Firefighters say they now have 25 percent containment on the 21,500-acre fire.
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We would like to advise everyone that there is a control burn in Brunswick County in the Orton Plantation area.
The control burn has caused the smell of smoke and light smoke to be visible throughout our area.
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Longleaf pine need regular fire to survive and thrive. So do carnivorous plants like venus flytraps and pitcher plants. In fact, many of the southeast coastal plain’s most important residents are fire dependent. That's why The Nature Conservancy will once again be conducting burns at its coastal preserves during the winter and early spring months.
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